bitpazarı

== Turkish == === Alternative forms === bit (by elision) bit pazarı (proscribed) === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بت بازاری (bit pazarı, “louse market”). By surface analysis, bit (“flea”) +‎ pazar (“market”). The term is attested in Turkish as early as the 16th century, leaving no possibility of a calque from French marché aux puces or English flea market, but the reverse could be true. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbit.pa.za.ɾɯ/ Hyphenation: bit‧pa‧za‧rı === Noun === bitpazarı (definite accusative bitpazarını, plural bitpazarları) flea market ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: битпаза́р (bitpazár) → Macedonian: бит-пазар (bit-pazar) === References === === Further reading === “bitpazarı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “bitpazarı”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı